Need help with nightmare situation please

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Hello, I hope this is in the correct forum section? If not i apologise.

I need advice/support on my current situation as i do not know all the laws this may come under. I know ignorance of the law is no excuse but as you will read o, you will see why it's complicated.

Years ago we moved into a council flat, after private renting all our lives we were made homeless through no fault of our own. When we moved in the council warned us "Do not approach the neighbours next door as they are being monitored for drug dealing".

Since the day we moved in, we have heard nothing but shouting, banging, real fighting so much they ended up in our garden, day after day of police being called (every week the police have been out). Yet we kept quite due to fear....until we got new upstairs neighbours.

They were great and they too quickly found out about the people next door. Only the tentant they swapped with did not tell them the people need door were suspected drug dealers (they have been raided multiple times).

So along with the new people - we pulled together courage and complained. Now the new neighbours have moved out due to nothing being done and we are stuck here.

Everyday since we have complained and they "drug dealers" found out, they have been banging, tapping constantly on our walls to harass us. They play loud music, shout through the walls, throw things against the walls.

So this leads me here, see my partner is disabled and so we are unable to leave the property much at all. So everyday we wake up to the same and the council is yet to act. We have collected sheets of sheets of evidence of their actions, contacted the council and local MP.

So, with the above, what legal recourse do we have? Should we contact the police in regards to the harassment? There have been 3 tenants who moved out due to the people next door, all made complaints to the council.

Thank you for reading this massive essay, i'm sorry but i had to give you a back ground to the issue before i spewed out my question(s)

This sounds absolutely horrific. I so hope you get some advice on here on what you should do next.

You have my sympathy as I was in a similar situation a few years ago with an aggressive and abusive next door neighbour. The police were beyond hopeless. It’s a terrible situation to be in as your home should be somewhere you can escape to.

When it happened to us it had a massive impact on our lives. It was everything. I stopped going out and even stopped working as I didn’t know where they would pop up. However, we did eventually move and we hardly ever think about it at all now.

Hi EatToTheBeet,

Thank you soo much for your reply, it really helps to hear from others who have also been through this situation. I have audio recordings of all the banging and harassment. I have been keeping logs etc.

The problem is that, although we want to move, my partner is disabled and therefore we would need to find a property with a shower room installed, a ramp and then comes all the cost.

We sit with earphones on all day, just not to annoy them in anyway. We never listen to music without earphones too. We have never had an argument in 3 years (i know it's crazy but we worked past all that years ago).

It really is overtaking our lives, soon as i am about to sleep - they start tapping away and banging loud. My wife wants to get out but she can't because of fear and the fact she needs use of her wheelchair.

I thank you for your reply, i truly appreciate it :)

What a horrible situation for you. Have you complained frequently and consistently? Have you considered raising this as a safeguarding issue for your wife and yourself with social services? Do you have evidence of drug dealing and have you reported that to the police?

Hi PurpleWithRed ,

I have sent email and after email to our housing officer. Each detailing my wifes condition, the effect it is having on her health. I only just a reply (after 6 emails since December) yesterday (after i contacted our MP who contacted the council).

I don't know what i can do with social services in regards to my wifes safety. I would need more info as what i can do, didn't know that was an option. Thanks for the info though i will look into that.

As for evidence of drug dealing, the is a PCSO who lives 5 doors down, he is aware of the drug dealings. He has been here longer and seen/heard all the anti social behaviour.

The council know they have been reported for drug dealing, they have been raided multiple times. Plus the council told us not to approach them or we maybe put under investigation for buying drugs (they words)

We havent reported anything to the police other than the fighting (my wife was soo afraid). Reason we havent reported anything else is out of fear.

My neighbour 4 doors up has MS, he too has been reporting them to the police and council.

I have all audio recordings of them banging at night, their fights, their abuse.

Once again, thank you for your reply!

We managed to get problem neighbours moved on by lodging a formal complaint to their landlord (council) about drug taking in the garden. I said unless the council acted immediately I would contact my mp.

Hi anniehm

Thank you for your reply. Many tentants have complained to the council and the local MP. They were told "we are going after the bigger fish" as in where they get their supply from.But in the meantime, i guess we have to bare all the crime and harassment.

Worked all my life, only gave up work to look after my disabled wife. Never been arrested or had noise complaints. Been law abiding all my life thus far and this is the reward?

Sorry for the rant, i am just so angry and upset.